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IPL 2018: Virat Kohli hits 34th IPL half-century for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli stroked a half-century for Royal Challengers Bangalore during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 encounter against Delhi Daredevils in New Delhi on Saturday
Virat Kohli struck his 34th Indian Premier League half-century for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League clash between two bottom-placed teams at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Saturday. (HIGHLIGHTS)
Kohli struck six fours and two sixes in reaching his 26-ball half-century, his fourth of IPL 2018, as he guided RCB to 85/2 in nine overs chasing 182 for victory. (SCORECARD)
The India skipper looked extra determined playing before a large home crowd and took over after openers Moeen Ali and Parthiv Patel fell early. He joined AB de Villiers and the pair dominated the Daredevils bowling.
Kohli never gave up his conventional approach but kept up a hot pace of scoring to make sure the target never got tough reaching the halfway mark.
Virat Kohli has four centuries in IPL and looked in perfect position to add his first this season.
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Earlier, Delhi Daredevils rode some power packed batting by Rishabh Pant and talented teenager Abhishek Sharma to post a challenging total of 181/4.
Pant plundered 61 runs off 34 balls to help Delhi overcome some early hiccups. The 17-year-old Sharma gave the finishing touches to the innings, smashing his way to 46 runs off just 19 balls to give the hosts a very good chance to clinch the fourth win of a rather forgettable campaign.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the most successful among the RCB bowlers with figures of 2/28.
(With agency inputs)
